Shade
Short Film
Non Union
In war and disease-ravaged 14th century France, where demons wearing the faces of men wander the countryside, a knight-turned-monk is forced to confront the man he once was when he is hounded by the physical spectre of his past misdeeds.
Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
12/25/2025
A demon possessing the body of a blinded plague victim. The only emaciated survivor of her village, she seeks to lull the knight into a sense of security in order to steal his relic.
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Submissions Due:
12/25/2025
A man of medieval legend on a quest for his own redemption after being cursed with eternal life and made to walk until judgement after mocking Christ at the crucifixion. A storyteller, he acts as mentor to the knight.
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Submissions Due:
12/25/2025
The demonic auditor born of misdeeds, broken promises, regret, and guilt, The Shade seeks to punish those it deems sinful. Taller actor preferred. The audience will never see The Shade's face, performance is heavily reliant on movement and stature- as well as voice. Physicality is ghostly, fast a... [See More]
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Submissions Due:
12/25/2025
A veteran of the battle of Caen who, haunted by his own failures and broken oaths, sought a new life in a monastery. When the monastery is burned and the abbot lay dying, he is tasked with taking up his old mantle and carrying the finger bone of St. Sebastian south to the Pope.
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Submissions Due:
12/25/2025
A young woman who, torn from her bed and accused of witchcraft, is offered to The Shade and other devils as a scapegoat for the townsfolk. She prays for help but her prayers go unanswered until an errant knight passes through. *CHARACTER'S HAIR IS CUT DURING A SCENE. If hair is already short, exten... [See More]
More Roles For This Project
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Submissions Due:
12/25/2025
A demon possessing the body of a blinded plague victim. The only emaciated survivor of her village, she seeks to lull the knight into a sense of security in order to steal his relic.
-
Submissions Due:
12/25/2025
A man of medieval legend on a quest for his own redemption after being cursed with eternal life and made to walk until judgement after mocking Christ at the crucifixion. A storyteller, he acts as mentor to the knight.
-
Submissions Due:
12/25/2025
The demonic auditor born of misdeeds, broken promises, regret, and guilt, The Shade seeks to punish those it deems sinful. Taller actor preferred. The audience will never see The Shade's face, performance is heavily reliant on movement and stature- as well as voice. Physicality is ghostly, fast a... [See More]
-
Submissions Due:
12/25/2025
A veteran of the battle of Caen who, haunted by his own failures and broken oaths, sought a new life in a monastery. When the monastery is burned and the abbot lay dying, he is tasked with taking up his old mantle and carrying the finger bone of St. Sebastian south to the Pope.
-
Submissions Due:
12/25/2025
A young woman who, torn from her bed and accused of witchcraft, is offered to The Shade and other devils as a scapegoat for the townsfolk. She prays for help but her prayers go unanswered until an errant knight passes through. *CHARACTER'S HAIR IS CUT DURING A SCENE. If hair is already short, exten... [See More]
